It is not necessary for a divinely appointed leader who must be followed by believers, to be a prophet.
For example, Joshua (Arabic: يوشع بن نون‎ Yūsha ibn Nūn (the successor of Moses who led the Israelites was not a prophet.
Moreover, many non-prophet figures have been given authority over many aspects of the universe... Here is an example:
that's what God want , He value what He want in degrees
Jesus (pbuh) was great messanger and miracle from Allah .
Ali (ra) was great Sahabi .
This was the successor of Solomon, the successor of Muhammad SAAW, as explained by the holy imams a.s., certainly has more authority...
It's unjust toward Imam Ali a.s. to be described as a merely Sahabi!
what i mean his degree is not Prophet or Messanger .
his degree is Sahabi .
as said our brother , we are all muslims .
i don't thing that this thread had good point , on contrary it's just to make us more argue for nothing from the begining (list), and had non sense .
let's stop post in it , let it's die please .